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again as if the thought had just occurred to him, 

 and when he again discovers the image he will 

 laugh, chatter, peep, and peck at the glass as if 

 to say: "There it is! there it is! " But like all 

 other monkeys, he does not quite understand 

 where that monkey conceals itself when he peeps 

 over the glass. 



Mickie does not appear to enjoy the sight of 

 himself in the glass. He always looks at it 

 earnestly but doubtfully, and utters a low sound 

 in a kind of undertone, frowns and scowls as 

 though he regarded the new monkey as an in- 

 truder. He rarely talks to the image only with 

 this low, muttering sound, and never tries to 

 find it by reaching his hand behind the glass or 

 making any other investigation. Mickie, how- 

 ever, has been very much petted, in consequence 

 of which he is very selfish, just as children be- 

 come under like treatment. 



Little Nemo always looked at himself in the 

 glass in the most inquisitive and respectful man- 

 ner without ever winkng an eye or betraying any 

 sign of emotion, except that he would caress the 

 image in the glass over and over again by press- 

 ing his lips to it in perfect silence. Indeed, his 

 conduct would suggest to you that he regarded 



